Pope Francis recounts 'mischievous' youth in autobiography

"I remember my sins and I am ashamed... I am a sinner like everyone else," the 88-year-old leader of the world's Roman Catholics writes, describing himself as a "mischievous child".

SEPA the book by Pope Francis is out in bookshops, he is the first pontiff to write an autobiography in Rome, Italy, Jan. 14, 2025. (AFP)